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This is the official streaming services thread, the go-to topic for the discussion of playlists and charts from services such as Spotify, Apple & Amazon!

 

This week's new releases

courtesy of ManicKangaroo

3Quency – Clique

Adelphi Music Factory - Studio 64

Bastille - Save My Soul

Bic Runga - Red Sunset [GRAT]

Bree Runway - Hot Like!

Dappy – Goated

Denon Reed & Cru2 - Thinking Bout You More

Don Broco - Euphoria

Ewan McVicar & Inaya Day - Our Revival (Warehouse Edit)

Ezra Collective - Joy To The World (EP)

The Fray - Songs I'd Rather Not Sing

Fred again.., Sammy Virji & Winny – Winny

Goddard.- In The Wild

Good Charlotte - Fairytale Of New York

Hannah Laing & Hannah Boleyn - Have You Ever Loved (Ellie)

Issey Cross – Midnight

Joanne Shaw Taylor - Irish Christmas In New York

Kelly Lee Owens – Kelly (EP)

Kevin Jonas - Changing

The Kid Laroi - A Perfect World [GRAT]

Ladytron - Kingdom Undersea [GRAT]

Lauren Spencer Smith - Last First Christmas

Leigh-Ann feat Rvssian – Friends

Loud Luxury & Emily Roberts – Love You For Life

Mae Stephens - Done With U

Neiked & Circa Waves – Sweet Emotion

Ne-Yo - Simple Things

Picture This - It's Christmas Time

Rose Gray & Duda Beat - Wet & Wild

Sam Fender - I'm Always On Stage [GRAT]

SIX40TWO (John Newman) - What Would I Do

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - (Christmas) Tiime

Tiësto & Fors - Bring Me To Life

Wes Nelson - 11:11

 

FAQs

 

What is streaming? What are the chart rules regarding streaming?

For streaming and chart rules related FAQs read the pinned thread regarding this.

 

How many streams equals one download sale?

100 plays if you are on Spotify Premium, or 600 if you are using the ad-supported free tier. However you cannot simply play a song that many times in one day to give it one sale, you are limited to 10 plays per day in terms of what counts to the chart. The number changes to 200 or 1200 plays when a song moves to ACR. For more information on the rules of ACR see this thread.

 

How much does streaming contribute to the chart?

Streaming contributes over 90% to the singles chart as a whole. Spotify counts for at least half of this, with Apple Music and Amazon also big contributors. YouTube is also big however most of YouTube's streams are at the free tier so won't count for as much.

 

Why is my fave not doing well?

Is it being promoted on a major curated playlist, and/or going viral on TikTok? If it isn't, it's unlikely to really take off! Hot Hits UK is the biggest of these playlists on Spotify from a UK standpoint. The playlist usually updates itself to include breaking hits once or twice a week, though there is no guarantee that your fave will get a place on the playlist. Also, the UK Top 50 is a largely followed playlist and that songs often experience a 'top 50 effect', when they enter the top 50 and get the additional exposure of being on the playlist. Often sales hits don't cross over to being streaming hits, this is usually the case for songs with an older target audience, reality or campaign songs. Also keep in mind that it often takes longer for a song to take off on Spotify than it would on iTunes.

 

My fave didn't debut high and is falling already, does this mean they're flopping?

Not necessarily. Most songs debut relatively low as they aren't instantly well-known, and experience a sharp decline on Day 2 as they no longer have the promoted 'New Music Friday' effect. A lot of songs manage to recover through gaining popularity and additions to playlists. Exceptions to the rule of course come from massively hyped releases, such as the recent album impacts from Drake and Taylor Swift.

 

Spotify

 

How do I see today's Spotify chart?

To see the daily top 50 update on desktop, log in to Spotify, click 'Browse', then click 'Charts', then click 'United Kingdom Top 50', or click the link below. For the full top 200, use the link below to go to Spotify's website. You can also use the Kworb website which displays the data in an easier to read format and also contains additional information, however this is often out of date.

 

Spotify App [top 50]

Spotify Website [top 200]

Kworb [top 200 and extra data]

 

What are the most influential Spotify playlists?

Links to Spotify's top playlists are as below.

 

Hot Hits UK

UK Top 50

New Music Friday

Today's Top Hits

 

How often does the Spotify chart update?

It should update once every day, usually in the early afternoon - although on occasion there will be a delay.

 

What do the numbers mean?

The streaming figures cited in the daily chart are the number of streams each song received the previous day. Unlike the iTunes chart, Spotify is not a rolling chart so the numbers will only change once per day.

 

Apple Music

 

How do I see today's Apple Music chart?

You can use the link below to view the Apple Music top 200 through Kworb. If you have Apple Music, you can also view the top 200 by going to the Charts section and clicking on See All in the Top Songs section.

 

Kworb [top 200]

 

What are the most influential Apple Music playlists?

Links to Apple Music's top playlists are as below.

 

Today's Hits

UK Top 100

 

How often does the Apple Music chart update?

It like iTunes updates on a regular basis a number of times a day. No streaming figures are provided however, unlike Spotify.

 

Amazon

 

How do I see today's Amazon Music chart?

You can use the link below to view the Amazon Music chart.

 

Amazon Music

 

How often does the Amazon Music chart update?

It like iTunes updates on a regular basis a number of times a day. No streaming figures are provided however, unlike Spotify.

 

[FAQs written by Dan]

 

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Wonder if any songs from Wicked for good might be more instant, seems to be more hype for the second film atm

4 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Wonder if any songs from Wicked for good might be more instant, seems to be more hype for the second film atm

The one on NMF (The Girl In The Bubble) doesn't sound very instant

1 minute ago, Mangø said:

The one on NMF (The Girl In The Bubble) doesn't sound very instant

And it's not even feel or such a big moment on the film. it won't do anything.

3 minutes ago, Mangø said:

The one on NMF (The Girl In The Bubble) doesn't sound very instant

Yeah not really a wicked geeks so this is my first experience of this half listening to the soundtrack and apart from For Good and the high note of No good deed, nothings standing out on first listen like the first half

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11 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Yeah not really a wicked geeks so this is my first experience of this half listening to the soundtrack and apart from For Good and the high note of No good deed, nothings standing out on first listen like the first half

I’d say ‘For Good’ is the highlight of the second half of the stage show, but I haven’t seen the film yet.

19 minutes ago, GreyAsh said:

I’d say ‘For Good’ is the highlight of the second half of the stage show, but I haven’t seen the film yet.

That will be the biggest for sure, but I thought that ALAYM was better, and also NGD.

Won't be listening to the wicked soundtrack till seen film which will probably be ages away yet. But Girl in the Bubble does it spoil anything? It feels like an early in the movie song

6 minutes ago, Henessy Lake said:

Won't be listening to the wicked soundtrack till seen film which will probably be ages away yet. But Girl in the Bubble does it spoil anything? It feels like an early in the movie song

Second to last... And not really.

Tate and Wicked songs showing up on Apple

73 Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo - For Good

101 Cynthia Erivo - No Good Deed

102 Tate McRae - Nobody's Girl

122 Tate McRae - Anything But Love

129 Tate McRae - Trying On Shoes

143 Wicked Cast - Every Day More Wicked

153 Wicked Cat - Thank Goodness / I Couldn't Be Happier

182 Cynthia Erivo & Jonathan Bailey - As Long As You're Mine

Spotify

 

01 [01] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (581,544)

02 [03] RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (415,348)

03 [02] Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (403,020)

04 [04] Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall IN LOVE) (341,867)

05 [05] HUNTR/X - Golden (296,772)

06 [08] Wham! - Last Christmas (296,276)

11 [11] Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

12 [12] Dave & Tems – Raindance

13 [14] EsDeeKid - Phantom

15 [15] EsDeeKid – Century

17 [16] SIENNA SPIRO - Die on this Hill

18 [21] Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

22 [20] Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

23 [26] Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree

27 [30] The Pogues ft Kirsty McColl - Fairytale of New York

28 [28] Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

34 [36] EsDeeKid - 4 Raws

40 [37] Tame Impala – Dracula

46 [43] Fred again.. - Talk of the Town

51 [59] Sia - Snowmen

55 [65] Band Aid - Do They Know Its Christmas?

58 [57] EsDeeKid - LV Sandals

64 [63] Dean Martin - Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

68 [80] Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

70 [69] Michael Buble - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

75 [84] EsDeeKid – Rottweiler

72 [78] Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

77 [97] Justin Bieber - Mistletoe

78 [88] Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

86 [102] John Lendon - Happy XMas (War is Over)

87 [76] SIENNA SPIRO - MAYBE.

93 [131] Michael Buble - Holly Holly Christmas

94 [101] EsDeeKid - Cali Man

98 [NE] Hazbin Hotel – Brighter

103 [109] Hazbin Hotel – Love in a Bottle

104 [67] Charli xcx - Chains of Love

112 [119] Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

125 [157] Elton John – Step Into Christmas

131 [138] Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

132 [153] The Ronettes –- Sleigh Ride

165 [165] Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song

169 [177] Jose Feliciano – Feliz Navidad

182 [NE] Hazbin Hotel – Hear My Hope

198 [RE] Hazbin Hotel - Gravity

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1 minute ago, ElectroBoy said:

132 [153] The Ronettes –- Sleigh Bells

*Sleigh Ride

Playlisting has a lot to answer for!

With ‘Last Christmas’ being moved to the top of ‘Christmas Hits’ (with Mariah down to 4) it has climbed above Mariah Carey for the first time in the US!

In the UK they are currently 6 and 11 with a 50k gap!

Spotify:

New Peak:

31. Olivia Dean- I've Seen It

34. EsDeeKid- 4 Raws

36. Olivia Dean- A Couple Minutes

75. EsDeeKid- Rottweiler

94. EsDeeKid, Rico Ace- Cali Man

Re-Peak:

2. RAYE- WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

New Entries:

98. Hazbin Hotel, Christian Borle, Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg- Brighter

182. Hazbin Hotel Cast- Hear My Hope

Re-Entries:

185. Miguel- Sure Thing

191. Tate McRae- greedy

193. MK, Chrystal- Dior

195. Lily Allen- Sleepwalking

196. Timbaland, Keri Hilson, D.O.E.- The Way I Are

198. Hazbin Hotel, Jessica Vosk, Alex Brightman, Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg- Gravity

36 minutes ago, GreyAsh said:

Playlisting has a lot to answer for!

With ‘Last Christmas’ being moved to the top of ‘Christmas Hits’ (with Mariah down to 4) it has climbed above Mariah Carey for the first time in the US!

In the UK they are currently 6 and 11 with a 50k gap!

Still 40k behind worldwide for now unfortunately. Would be quite the moment if they got to #1 there

1 hour ago, Mack. said:

Spotify:

New Peak:

31. Olivia Dean- I've Seen It

34. EsDeeKid- 4 Raws

36. Olivia Dean- A Couple Minutes

75. EsDeeKid- Rottweiler

94. EsDeeKid, Rico Ace- Cali Man

Re-Peak:

2. RAYE- WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

New Entries:

98. Hazbin Hotel, Christian Borle, Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg- Brighter

182. Hazbin Hotel Cast- Hear My Hope

Re-Entries:

185. Miguel- Sure Thing

191. Tate McRae- greedy

193. MK, Chrystal- Dior

195. Lily Allen- Sleepwalking

196. Timbaland, Keri Hilson, D.O.E.- The Way I Are

198. Hazbin Hotel, Jessica Vosk, Alex Brightman, Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg- Gravity

I wonder if Raye’s repeak (alongside the vinyls) will be enough for No.1 this week.

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